2005, ISBN: 9780826336408

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CHRISTIES, 1981 SOFT COVER IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine., CHRISTIES, 1981, 4, New York: Christie's, 1990. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to paperbac… More...

CHRISTIES, 1981 SOFT COVER IN NEAR FINE CONDITION. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine., CHRISTIES, 1981, 4, New York: Christie's, 1990. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to paperback (270 x 212mm). Listing 267 items with photographs in colour and b&w. Sale ref REMEDIOS-7062. A clean, unmarked copy in printed wrappers., Christie's, 1990, 3, New York: Christie's, 2004. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's New York on November 12, 2004. Sale code: TUN-1537. This sale consisted of a single owner private collection of Pre-columbian art and artifacts. 92 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color, a few with several photographs. No prices realized sheets, just price estimates for each lot. 11" high X 8" wide, 93 pages. . Soft Cover. Fine., Christie's, 2004, 5, Albuquerque, New Mexco: University of New Mexico Press, 2005. 170 Pages Indexed. Brand new condition with interior text pages near flawless. This book is about Mexican Folk Healing. For centuries, rattlesnakes were eaten to prevent any number of conditions and illnesses, including arthritis and rheumatism. In Mexico and in other Latin American countries, rattlesnake meat is actually sold in capsule form to treat impotence and even to treat cancer. Rattlesnake meat is also dried and ground and sprinkled into open wounds and body sores to heal them, and a rattlesnake ointment is made that is applied to aches and pains as well. The author, Eliseo Torres, known as Cheo, grew up in the Corpus Christi area of Texas and knew, firsthand, the Mexican folk healing practiced in his home and neighborhood. Later in life, he wanted to know more about the plants and rituals of curanderismo. Torres's story begins with his experiences in the Mexican town of Espinazo, the home of the great curandero El Nino Fidencio (1899-1939), where Torres underwent life-changing spiritual experiences. He introduces us to some of the major figures in the tradition, discusses some of the pitfalls of teaching curanderismo, and concludes with an account of a class he taught in which curanderos from Cuernavaca, Mexico, shared their knowledge with students. Part personal pilgrimage, part compendium of medical knowledge, this moving book reveals curanderismo as both a contemplative and a medical practice that can offer new approaches to ancient problems. Contents in 13 Chapters: The Awakening, I Am Healed by Dona Maria, I Face the Great Black Dog and Other Tales of Magical Cures, My father's Ancestral Wisdom, Exotic Rituals I Have Known, I.Q. Tells the Story of Don Pedrito Curandero, The Great Materia Chenchito Alvarado, The Midwife Dona Juana A Partera, Art Esquibel Tells Me the Story of Teresita Saint of Cabora, How I Was Fed and Healed by Plants, Folk Healing This Modern World, Curanderismo Goes to School, and Recent Curanderos. . Fourth Printing. Trade Paperback. As New. Illus. by Magruder, Clark - Drawings. 5 1/2" x 8"., University of New Mexico Press, 2005, 6<

2005, ISBN: 9780826336408

A Life in Mexican Folk Healing, Buch, Softcover, [PU: University of New Mexico Press], University of New Mexico Press, 2005